Triathlon - Tungesvik crowned Xtri world champion after thrilling sprint finish

Men's race winner of the Isklar Norseman Triathlon Hans Christian Tungesvik of Norway reacts in Eidfjord, Norway August 3, 2019. Picture taken August 3, 2019. Kai-Otto Melau/nxtri.com/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

GAUSTATOPPEN, Norway (Reuters) - With just two hundred metres to go in a 220 kilometres extreme triathlon, Hans Christian Tungesvik burst past favourite Allan Hovda to snatch victory on Saturday in the first Xtri World Championship that ended at the top of a Norwegian mountain.

The sprint finish was a thrilling climax to the race, which was run as part of the Norseman Extreme Triathlon, with Norway's Tungesvik crossing the line in a time of nine hours 59 minutes and 40 seconds.